Apiece Apart Woman

When much of modern life is lived digitally, it’s natural to retreat toward the analog, the tangible. For Kenesha Sneed, a Los Angeles artist, designer, and art director, working between the two worlds has also been a lesson in self-discovery.
An LA native, Kenesha works independently, producing art and ceramics under the name Tactile Matter from her Altadena home. We sat down with…

Artist Henry Moore wrote, “To be an artist is to believe in life.” This spirit is what comes to mind when describing Jessica Chrastil. As the founder of Pocoapoco, a multidisciplinary residency in Oaxaca, Mexico, she invites people from all over the world to consider the experience of living, seeing, and feeling as a creative act. Translating to “little by little” or “slowly,” “gradually,”…

Inspiration — what does that word mean in 2017? In our contemporary, image-saturated vernacular, the very concept of “sourcing inspiration” can seem overused, blurry, and vague. Yet for Los Angeles-based creative consultant Joanna Williams, it is a life’s work; a constant search for the unknown. Williams makes her living by sourcing vintage and antique textiles for brands all over the world,…

In 2016, photographer Andrea Gentl traveled to the Q'eros community deep in the Andes Mountains — a journey by foot and on horseback into the world of the Q'eros, the "wisdom keepers" of the Andes. What follows is a photo diary from Andrea's travels, a sliver into capturing the raw beauty, community, and love of the Q'eros, a reminder of what makes this world and its diversity so special, so…

In the time since we first spoke with artist Claire Oswalt nearly two years ago, she’s had a tide of change: moving from Los Angeles back to her hometown in Austin, TX. Both a start and a return, we were intrigued by a conversation about spaciousness. What does it mean to create space in your life, be it the literality of an expansive landscape or slower pace…or just making the decision to…